Guts and determination rewarded as bold Shelmaliers finally bring goodly news

The Bard has a line for it. The Bard usually has.
Guts and determination rewarded as bold Shelmaliers finally bring goodly news
Mon, 11 Jul, 2016 - 01:00
Enda McEvoy

“The worst is not so long as we can say ‘This is the worst.’”

For Cork, was this the worst? Worse than the 2014 All-Ireland semi-final deconstruction by Tipperary, or the flattening by Galway 12 months ago, or the schooling from Tipp in the rain a few weeks back? Perhaps not.

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